African bush elephant

E324246
elephant megafauna species of mammal

The African bush elephant is the largest living land animal, a wide-ranging herbivorous mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa and known for its massive size, large ears, and prominent tusks.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
African bush elephant canonical 12
African elephant 5
Loxodonta africana 4

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf elephant ⓘ
megafauna ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal and crepuscular ⓘ
averageLitterSize one calf ⓘ
binomialName Loxodonta ⓘ
surface form: Loxodonta africana
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName African bush elephant self-link ⓘ
African bush elephant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: African savanna elephant
communication infrasound vocalizations ⓘ
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedBy larger body size than African forest elephant ⓘ
larger, more fan-shaped ears than African forest elephant ⓘ
more curved tusks than Asian elephant ⓘ
distinguishedFrom African forest elephant ⓘ
eats bark ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
roots ⓘ
ecosystemRole ecosystem engineer ⓘ
keystone species ⓘ
family Elephantidae ⓘ
genus Loxodonta ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 22 months ⓘ
groupName herd ⓘ
hasBodyMass up to about 6,000 kg in males ⓘ
hasCharacteristic large ears ⓘ
prominent tusks ⓘ
thick wrinkled skin ⓘ
trunk ⓘ
hasColoration grey to brown skin ⓘ
hasEarsShape large fan-shaped ears ⓘ
hasIUCNRedListCategory Endangered ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism males larger than females ⓘ
hasShoulderHeight up to about 3.3 m in males ⓘ
hasTusks elongated upper incisors ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInWild up to about 60–70 years ⓘ
modifiesHabitatBy creating clearings ⓘ
dispersing seeds through dung ⓘ
uprooting trees ⓘ
movement digitigrade walking on cushioned feet ⓘ
nativeTo grasslands ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form: sub-Saharan Africa

woodlands ⓘ
notableFor largest living land animal ⓘ
order Proboscidea ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionType viviparous ⓘ
socialStructure matriarchal family groups ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
thermoregulation uses ears for heat dissipation ⓘ
threatenedBy habitat loss ⓘ
human–wildlife conflict ⓘ
poaching for ivory ⓘ
tusksComposedOf ivory ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tsavo National Park → homeToSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
Kidepo Valley National Park → notableMammalSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African savanna elephant
Luangwa River → supportsSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African elephant
Chobe National Park → hasWildlife → African bush elephant ⓘ
Amboseli National Park → hasWildlifeSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
Addo Elephant National Park → hasMajorSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
Hwange National Park → containsSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
Serengeti National Park → hostsSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African elephant
Ruaha National Park → hasSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
Tarangire National Park → hasWildlife → African bush elephant ⓘ
Mammalia → includesSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loxodonta africana
Kazuma Pan National Park → fauna → African bush elephant ⓘ
Gonarezhou National Park → hasWildlife → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African elephant
Afrotheria → hasNotableMember → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loxodonta africana
Sedgwick County Zoo → hasAnimal → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African elephants
African forest elephant → smallerThan → African bush elephant ⓘ
African forest elephant → closelyRelatedTo → African bush elephant ⓘ
African Elephant Conservation Act → concerns → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loxodonta africana
African bush elephant → commonName → African bush elephant self-link ⓘ
African bush elephant → commonName → African bush elephant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: African savanna elephant
Central Botswana → hasWildlife → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African elephants
Yankari National Park → hasFauna → African bush elephant ⓘ
Elephantidae → notableExtantSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loxodonta africana
northern Botswana → fauna → African bush elephant ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Botswana
this entity surface form: African elephant
Save Valley Conservancy → hasSpecies → African bush elephant ⓘ
this entity surface form: African elephant